June 21st, 2017, Day 31, Falcon Lake, Manitoba to Kenora, Ontario. 70km

Some days you get up and you’re full of go! And some days that go is nowhere to be found. Today was one of those days for me. We packed up and (I) reluctantly got on my bike and got going. There’s a lot of road construction going on in Manitoba and that’s a good thing, because there are a lot of rough spots.  

Ontario! We are in Ontario!   

Amazing! It hasn’t been easy but I’m sure that it’s going to get even harder now that we’re in Northern Ontario. Currently we are at an A&W trying to find a decent but inexpensive hotel/motel. It is not just raining, it is pouring buckets of water at us. Before we got to A&W we were at MacDonalds. I was indulging in my coffee addiction and Charlie was drinking his peppermint tea. It was raining then too and at that time we were still planning on camping at the Rushing River Campsite about 35 km from here. We called to ensure there was room and of course there was. But it was $57 plus tax to pitch a tent and for the awesome privilege of getting every single item you have totally saturated. No. I don’t think so. Some nights we won’t have the option but tonight we do and we found a small family owned hotel not far from the A&W.  

So now, showered and warm, Charlie is glued to the TV watching soccer. We are getting ready for our gourmet dinner of potato salad, canned beans and tinned fish, tuna for me, salmon for Charlie.    I had nothing to do with this combination. Charlie came up with it by himself. If it turns out to be better than it sounds, I’ll let Derek know.